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George W Bush's Decision Points towards rehabilitation | Michael Tomaskyhttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/nov/08/george-bush-decision-points
Haunted by a ruined economy and unfinished wars, President Bush will need more than a memoir to rescue his reputation<p>The <a href="http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/">exit polls from last week's midterm elections</a> – those venerated scrolls that tell us why Americans voted as they did and what they think of the state of the nation – contained continuing bad news for poor George W Bush, now out of office two years and, for the most part, impressively silent. One question asked voters whom they blamed for the economic collapse. While the No 1 answer was Wall Street at 35%, the second spot was occupied not by Barack Obama, but by Bush, at 29%. Obama was the culprit for 24%.</p><p>Bush left office with fewer Americans supporting his job performance (around 25%) than still blame him now for the wrecked economy. These days, he is a retired multimillionaire – he received a $7m advance for this book (exactly the same, interestingly, as Keith Richards) – who doesn't need to do anything else as long as he lives. But surely, he doesn't want to go down in American history as one of the worst presidents ever.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/nov/08/george-bush-decision-points">Continue reading...</a>George BushPoliticsUS politicsUS newsBooksBarack ObamaJimmy CarterRichard NixonFinancial crisisUS economyDecision PointsMon, 08 Nov 2010 21:02:57 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/michaeltomasky/2010/nov/08/george-bush-decision-pointsBob Collins/Minnesota Public RadioA billboard in Minnesota, 2010: George W Bush is busy promoting his presidential memoir, Decision Points, on talkshows, though polling shows he is still blamed by many for America's economic woes. Photograph: <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/bush_miss_me_yet_billboard_is.html">Minnesota Public Radio</a>Shawn Thew/EPAGeorge Bush responds to a question from the media during his final press conference at the White House. Photograph: Shawn Thew/EPAMichael Tomasky2010-11-08T21:02:57Z